Eight people were arrested for boating while intoxicated on lakes, ponds and rivers and hundreds of others were issued summonses and warnings during a three-day campaign to curb the use of alcohol while boating, the Maine Warden Service said. The effort was part of Operation Dry Water, a national campaign that started in 2009, the […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A judge on Friday refused to grant the Trump administration a blanket extension of the deadline to reunite children separated from their parents at the border, instead acknowledging that more time may be justified only in specific cases. The administration said it needed more time to reunite 101 children under 5 […]

Portland police have charged a teenager with murder in the shooting death of a 45-year-old man on a street corner in Bayside last month. Assistant Chief Vern Malloch said Tyrese Collins, 18, of Portland shot Jack Wilson during an argument near the Oxford Street Shelter on June 26. Police are still trying to determine a […]

A judge has upheld the Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s permit for a controversial new Maine Turnpike toll plaza in York, potentially clearing the way for construction to begin this year. Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy rejected an appeal of the DEP decision to issue a permit to build an estimated $40 million “open road tolling” facility […]

NEW GLOUCESTER — For generations, some town residents have cooled off at a small, private beach at the south end of Sabbathday Lake. Not anymore. A developer who bought the property two years ago is creating a seven-lot subdivision on the opposite side of Sabbathday Road, and this spring he erected fences blocking access to […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The B-52s are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year. But they also may celebrate it next year. That is, if they haven’t already hit the milestone. There’s no fuzzy math here — it’s a just matter of which date adequately represents the origin of the band, which began in Athens, Georgia. […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Thirty area children ages 7- to 12-years-old boarded a bus headed to camp at the Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army on Friday morning. As the parents waved goodbye, they could rest assured they were in good hands. Just before the young people piled into the bus, Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army Major Beverly […]

SPRINGVALE — Michael Lancaster liked to hike, and he liked to garden. He liked to drive out in the country. “He was a real, true friend,” said Karen Harley. “He was my best friend.” Lancaster, 64, of Sanford, died Thursday afternoon while swimming in the Mousam River at Holdsworth Park, just down river from the […]

BIDDEFORD — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Biddeford Police from June 28 to July 4, 2018: • Isaac S. Guptill, 21, of Biddeford, was arrested for being a fugitive from justice. • Cheyenne L. Coombs, 23, of Biddeford, was issued a summons for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer (shoplifting). […]

Maine State Police arrested a 19-year-old man Thursday after he allegedly damaged a field of crops earlier in the week. According to a press release from state police Troop C, which covers Somerset County, Kristoffer Welch of New Sharon was arrested at noon Thursday and charged with aggravated criminal mischief, a class C felony. On […]